2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup

2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Defending championsRangers
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored296 (5.19 per match)

The 2007–08 Scottish Youth Cup was the 25th season of the competition. The holders Rangers defeated Celtic in the final.

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First Round 16 September 2007 10
Second Round 20 October 2007 16
Third Round 8 November 2007 16 32 → 16
Fourth Round 5 December 2007 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 15 February 2008 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 13 March 2008 2 4 → 2
Final 24 April 2008 1 2 → 1

First round

Home team Score Away team
Annan Athletic 6 – 3 St Cuthbert Wanderers
Burntisland Shipyard 1 – 2 Preston Athletic
Clachnacuddin 4 – 0 Nairn County
Edinburgh City 2 – 3 Dundee
Falkirk 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 pen.) 		Stirling Albion
Fraserburgh 4 – 2 Elgin City
Inverurie Loco Works 5 – 0 Deveronvale
Montrose 2 – 3 Arbroath
Partick Thistle 9 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Stranraer 5 – 5 (a.e.t.)
(0 – 3 pen.) 		Dalbeattie Star

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Clachnacuddin 1 – 4 Inverurie Loco Works
Airdrie United 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.) 		St Johnstone
Annan Athletic 0 – 2 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Ayr United 3 – 1 Arbroath
Civil Service Strollers 1 – 4 Partick Thistle
Cove Rangers 11 – 0 Brora Rangers
Dundee 4 – 1 Preston Athletic
East Fife 1 – 3 Alloa Athletic
Gala Fairydean 0 – 8 Dalbeattie Star
Huntly 1 – 3 Fraserburgh
Keith 0 – 2 Peterhead
Kilmarnock 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.) 		Raith Rovers
Motherwell 3 – 0 Queen's Park
Queen of the South 7 – 4 Threave Rovers
Spartans 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.) 		Whitehill Welfare
Stirling Albion 2 – 4 Clyde

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 13 – 0 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Alloa Athletic 2 – 7 Heart of Midlothian
Ayr United 1 – 5 Gretna
Clyde 2 – 3 Hamilton Academical
Cove Rangers 1 – 8 Livingston
Cowdenbeath 3 – 0 Inverurie Loco Works
Dumbarton 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 pen.) 		Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Dalbeattie Star
Hibernian 13 – 0 Queen of the South
Inverness CT 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Dundee
Partick Thistle 0 – 5 Celtic
Peterhead 0 – 3 Dundee United
Rangers 12 – 0 Fraserburgh
St Johnstone 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 pen.) 		Stenhousemuir
St Mirren 2 – 4 Motherwell
Whitehill Welfare 4 – 2 Ross County

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical 6 – 0 Dalbeattie Star
Livingston 4 – 0 Raith Rovers
St Johnstone 1 – 2 Aberdeen
Gretna 1 – 4 Heart of Midlothian
Whitehill Welfare 0 – 11 Rangers
Inverness CT 0 – 1 Dundee United
Celtic 3 – 2 Motherwell
Hibernian 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Cowdenbeath

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Heart of Midlothian 0 – 1 Rangers
Aberdeen 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Livingston
Hamilton Academical 0 – 4 Dundee United
Celtic 4 – 1 Hibernian

Semi-finals

Dundee United1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Pope Report 1 Fleck
Little
Craig
Referee: Stuart Stevenson
Aberdeen1 – 2Celtic
Aluko 52' Report 1
Report 2		 Cawley 9'
Marr 75'

Final

Celtic1 – 3 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Sheridan 61' Report 1
Report 2		 Fleck 90', 120'
Little 96'
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Willie Collum
Celtic
Rangers
CELTIC:
GK Republic of Ireland Paul Skinner
RB Republic of Ireland Grant Gallacher downward-facing red arrow 109'
CB Scotland Jason Marr (c)
CB Northern Ireland Daniel Lafferty
LB Scotland Carlo Monti
RM Scotland Kevin Cawley
CM Republic of Ireland Richie Towell
CM Scotland Michael Tidser
LM Italy Luca Santonocito downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF Republic of Ireland Paul Cahillane
CF Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK Scotland Ryan Marshall
DF Scotland Kevin Ross
MF Scotland Michael Graham upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW Northern Ireland Declan Bunting upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW Republic of Ireland Eric Foley upward-facing green arrow 109'
Manager:
Scotland John McLaughlan
RANGERS:
GK Scotland Scott Gallacher
RB Scotland William McLachlan
CB Scotland Ross Perry
CB Scotland Ross Harvey
LB Scotland Steven Kinniburgh
RM Scotland Jamie Ness
CM Scotland Stephen Stirling downward-facing red arrow 64'
LM Scotland Andrew Shinnie
FW Turkey Isa Bagci downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW Scotland John Fleck (c)
FW Cyprus Georgios Efrem downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK Latvia Artūrs Vaičulis
DF Scotland Kyle Hutton upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF Norway Thomas Kind Bendiksen upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW Scotland Chris Craig
FW Northern Ireland Andrew Little upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Scotland Billy Kirkwood

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References